Shingle



klM1@ 3, 1924- SHINGLE a Filed Feb. 1

INVENTOR; MZM BEHHZS;

ATTORNEYS,

l; etented .linie 3? lSlfd.

IfGHAEL ENNIS, OF RAHVIAY, Ei/V JERSEY, ASSG-llt TG* 'EE-Hl BAR-BER ASPHALT CGMPANY. F PHILADELPHA, EENNSYLTJANA, ACOREGPSATIN QF W'EST VIR- GKNLVA.

' Application filed Februeryvl, '13.2 Serieel No. 533,1S.

To all whom t 11mg/ concern.:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL l?, Ennis, o. citizen 'of the United States, residing et Railway', in the county of Union -and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new end useful improvements in Shingles, whereof the following 'is specification, re'lerenee being had to the. eceonipnnying drawings.

This'invention relates to roof covering.

l with particular 'reference to shingles con srncted oi librous materieh impregnated with' bitinniiious substances to 'render the. shingles ilegibleg non-porous end Weatherproof.

An object of the invention is to brovide ay shingle of e new and novel eonstruetion by virtue of which the shingles may be .leid in courses, and the shingles ot' erich course in terloeled mutually to hold their edges let against the roof, thereby preeluding to e greet/extent fthe entrance and aeourn'uletion of moisture and snow beneath the'shingles and enhancingthe durabilityv of the roof covering soconstrncted.l

These and other. objects are accomplished thronh the medium of several preferred struct"` res embodying/my inventione to be' hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

ln the eec'ompenyino drawingsg' Fig. l is e View in pen of e fragment of drool covering constituting en assemblage of my improved roofing shingles.

Fig. El. is e. View in section teken line lil- H of Fig. y

Fig. il? is eview i'nvperspeetii/'e of e shinglel unit illustratingniore clearly the on the formation thereof. 'l 1 Fig, il? is a View in vplan of e. fragment of e roof eoif'ering constructed of shingles enibodying e-slightly modified construction to Secure an interlocking engagement between the courses es Well es between the shingles oi e course.

Figs. V and VI are views in section taken on' the line V-'V and V-VI of Fig. lV; end

Fig. VI?. is e View in perspective of e unit shingle of the type shown in the essemblage of Fig. lV.

With reference to Figs. l, H, and Ill, en

individuel or unit shingle is indicated et' 10, and consists of e. section or sheet of Weterproofed and Weetherprooiied fibrous materiel sue-h as pager, felt or the like,

preferably quedrang'iiler in formation, and hav-ingiere opposed edges bent or folded over to forni the interlocking lenges 117 which are thus directed toward each other. As shown ii the drawings, the sheet of .mtiterial, previous to `folrling. slightly oblong. so that. `when the edgeL .ire folded over.3 the resultant shingle Will be substantially square. The'root covering is formed by laying' these shingles in courses,` with their folded-edges disposed et right angles to the run oi' the eo se, so that the :llnnges of edjeeentslung; s niery' be interlotliedj :is shown in il, wir receiving the flange one shingle between the finge and body 'pon tion o the adjoining shingle. The shingles are secured to the roofv by driving suitable estening elements lil, prelierebly -throngh the interloelred flanges.

have illustrated in Figs, lV to Vil oi the drevings, slightly modified arrangement el" shingles, one of which is shown .in Fig. VH, and consists `of e sheet or section 13 of impregnated fibrous materiel of 'ei'iexlble nature, having a peirb opposed sides ineised et 11iend Athe edges of the shingle between said incisions and one end thereof beniJ or folded over vto forni the 1 lower looking flanges 15, end the edges be tween the opposite end of the Shingle and the incisions folded over in :i reverse direetion to 'torni the upper locking enges 16. lt will be noted thet the inci 'ons are prefn erebly inede neerer of: end the shingle, so that the lower le iing .eigen 15 are shorter than the upper loclzing enge's 16. -When covering e roof with the shingles, they are leid in courses with their folded edges running between the ridge and the eaves, the shingles of eeell course interlocking, one with another esehown in V,

from which it will be seen that the upper hereinafter iermed overlapping shingles, to diilferentiate them over the shingles lil ot the same course, hereinafter termedv th(` underlyingl shingles. The second course is laid as speeil'ied above, the underlyingshingles 1S v:resists the separation or dislodgment of its aggregate part-s as effectively as though it were an integral structure, at the same time supplying an ornamental architectural effect coupled with the more substantial property ot protection from the weather, hyvirtue ot the numerous thicknesses ot material resulting from the overlapping ot the shingles at frequent points. ln the assemblage ot Fig. l, the joints ot one course preferably alternate with the joints ot an overlapping course, while in the f-ase ot the second forni, as shown in Fig. lV, the joints of one course are necessarily sinierposed over the 'joints ot' the next course.` Slightly varying visual effects are thus obtainable.

Having thus descrihed iny invention, ll claim: v,

l. .its anew article ol manufacture` a covering` shingle ot weather proot ilexihle, material having` reeiprocally extending pairs ot opposed folded over tlanges i'or interlocking engagement with' the coinplenicntary locking flanges ot adjacent underlying and overlapping shingles.

2. is a new article ot inanntarlure, :i

covering shingle of flexible weather proof material having each of a pair ot opposed edges formed integrally with flanges directed toward one face of the shingle and folded substantially at thereagainst, anda second vset ot fianges directed toward 'the reverse fare otl the shingle and likewise folded suhstantially fiat thereagainst, whereby the adjoining shingles of a course may be inutually inter-locked by lapping the edges of alternate shingles over the shingles therebetween, and by inter-engaging a pair ot langes of said alternate shingles with the flanges of the shingles of anoverlapping course to retain the overlying and underlying shingles against separation.

3. As a-new article of manufacture, a Covering shingle formed of weather proof flexible material having each of a pair of opposed edges incised to divide said edges and the material at one side of the'inr-isions folded over in one direction substantially against the side of the shingle, and the material at the opposite side of the incision folded over in a reverse direction against the corresponding side of the shingle to form two sets of opposed interlocking lianges adapted to inter-eng`age complementary fianges on underlying and overlapping shingles.

ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Maurer, N. J., this 26th day of January, 1922.

MICHAEL P. ENNIS. Witnesses:

D J. DESMOND, 0. A. Giesen. 

